Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 3/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (+100) Devils (-118)

Prudential Center is where the New Jersey Devils (44-16-6) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (39-22-6) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Lightning at +100 while the Devils are coming in at -118. The total is 7.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the losing side of the ice with a 3-2 defeat against the Jets in their previous game. Tampa Bay garnered 4 mins in the box for this game. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't net one. The Lightning had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this loss. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 35 shots they tried.

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When at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 161 goals while having 171 on the offensive side of the ice. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have totaled 212 power play tries (11th in the league) and have come away with 43 goals in those chances. In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched 231 goals (6th in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 204. Tampa Bay has attempted 2,160 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. For the current season, the have a total of 84 points and their points percentage comes in at .627. The Lightning so far have had 2,100 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .903. Tampa Bay skates onto the rink with 234 power play opportunities and they have added 60 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 25.64%.

The man in net for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. The opposition has racked up 1,027 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.53. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 415 games during his hockey career. His save percentage currently is at .919 during his 24,388 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated a record of 258-118-28 and he has started in 405 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has 232 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .573. Vasilevskiy has seen 12,603 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 11,576 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, New Jersey went up against the Hurricanes in an outing where the Devils took home the win by a score of 3-0. They had 2 power play opportunities in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Devils notched 3 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they pursued.

On the year, the New Jersey Devils have earned a total of 233 goals, 94 points, as well as a points percentage of .712. They have allowed 174 goals to be scored by way of 140 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Devils have 193 goals at even strength and 40 goals (20th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 185 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 21.62%. New Jersey has put up 2,274 shots (4th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.25%, while allowing their opponents 1,859 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.01% on their oppositions 189 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Vitek Vanecek in goal. He has a tally of 2,926 stops out of 3,221 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .908. Vanecek has a career record of 69-29-13 and has been in goal for 121 games. He has made the start in 114 games and has played 6,778 mins. Vanecek's rate of quality starts comes out to 53.5% and he has accumulated 61 quality starts in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 2.61 goals per contest and he has yielded 295 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+100)

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